New Zealand education system receives international praise

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Hekia Parata | Education
Education Minister, Hekia Parata, has welcomed an OECD report which says the way New Zealand assesses student achievement is world leading. "The report commends the professionalism of our teachers, the robustness and credibility of NCEA, and the ERO model for its approach to school evaluation,’’ says Ms Parata. "It also praises our focus on improving teaching and learning.'' New Zealand was one of 24 countries that participated in the OECD Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes...

Breakfast: Thursday, February 23 - TVNZ

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TVNZ
Education Minister Hekia Parata discusses the issues surrounding education - including the cost of going back to school, national standards and fast-tracking teachers. Education Minister Hekia Parata answers your questions on Facebook.

Ministry 'failed its own national standards' - Stuff

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The Education Ministry is being accused of flunking its own national standards after it failed to do background checks on seconded in-school experts.

No background checks on Education ministry staff - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz
The Ministry of Education is being accused of flunking its own national standards after it failed to do background checks on seconded in-school experts. Last year the ministry appointed 50 student achievement function practitioners to assist schools ...

Charter schools and cycling | Cycling in Auckland

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There has been a lot of discussion in the media and blogosphere around charter schools since then – mainly about whether they will help increase educational achievement. David Farrar says they will while Danyl at the ...

More focus needed on education: Minister - The Daily Post

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The Daily Post
"We want them to leave school able and willing and excited about the opportunities they are qualified to demand." One of the key areas she is focusing on is transitions between education levels and ensuring students can see clear educational and career ...

Changes expected for school governance

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The system of school boards of trustees is heading for a shake-up after nearly 25 years without change.

Working groups need to deliver strong message on quality ECE - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Millions of dollars of funding has been cut to more than 2000 ECE services, the target for having 100% qualified teachers has been abandoned, professional development for early childhood teachers has been cut, and licensing requirements were changed ...

Joint call for quality Maori education - The Daily Post

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The Daily Post
EDUCATION: Minister of Education Hekia Parata attended the Te Papaiouru Marae yesterday discussing education for local iwi. From left Rotorua Boys' High School Year 13 students Shaquille Graham and Aritaku Robens, Hekia Parata and local Member of ...

Ministry of Education to help fund nation building courses - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
The Ministry of Education will help fund up to 40 Te Pumaomao nation building courses this year. The course which is designed for health boards, councils, boards of trustees, teachers and community organisations, explores everything from Treaty of ...

What we get for what we spend

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This report synthesises the inputs, outputs and outcomes of the Government's tertiary education expenditure over the period 2006 to 2010 in eight key funds. In total, these funds distributed around $4.6 billion to providers and students in 2010.

Profile and Trends 2010: New Zealand's Tertiary Education Sector

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This is edition 13 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. The key findings for 2010 were:

• 466,000 students were enrolled in formal study programmes in 2010, including 45,600 international students.
• More young tertiary students now continue with postgraduate study after completing a bachelors degree and four out of every five young tertiary students study level 4 qualifications and above
• International tertiary student numbers increased by more than 5 percent in 2010. International student numbers are likely to rise further in 2011.

Long-Term Fiscal Schools Challenge

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Released 22 Feb 2012. In the lead-up to the publication of its Long-Term Fiscal Statement, the Treasury is running the Long-Term Fiscal Schools Challenge in 2012. This offers Years 12 and 13 students an exciting opportunity to put themselves in the shoes of Treasury policy analysts in considering and advising on one of the major issues facing governments across the world - long-run sustainability of government finances.

NZ pupils shine in Cambridge exams - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald
By Elizabeth Binning. Eight of the 10000 New Zealand students who sat exams in the internationally recognised Cambridge Examinations are celebrating a rare feat - receiving 100 per cent in a subject. So the fact that four of them came from ACG ...

School scientists to dig dirt for microbe census - Voxy

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Voxy
Budding scientists from schools around the country are being invited to get the dirt on the genetic makeup of New Zealand soils in a Massey University project to introduce young people to the next generation of genome sequencing technology.

Kiwis abroad seen as asset to NZ - Otago Daily Times

Otago Daily Times

URL: Kiwis abroad seen as asset to NZ Otago Daily Times ... is recommending students embrace it. Prominent lawyer, educator and London council executive Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas is in Dunedin this week to attend her Otago Girls' High School class reunion of 3S (1962) and give motivational talks to pupils.

Hawke's Bay Trades Academy opens - Voxy

Voxy	URL: Hawke's Bay Trades Academy opens Voxy However, demand was so high that the Ministry of Education agreed to provide additional funding to increase student numbers. EIT has partnered up with 14 secondary schools to provide fees-free places for training in hospitality, automotive, ...

Everyone has leadership skills - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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URL: Everyone has leadership skills Auckland stuff.co.nz Giving all students a chance at leadership is important to the teachers of Auckland Girls Grammar School who see potential in all their students. The school's year 11 girls will this year complete the Sport New Zealand Growing Leaders programme which ...

Changes at Massey's Manawatu campus - NZ City

Massey News

URL: Changes at Massey's Manawatu campus NZ City The university's vice-chancellor Steve Maharey says the changes will provide a better environment for students and staff to learn in. "The buildings are going to be better, in the College of Education, for example, it's a chance then to rethink and ...

Tua Marina School pupils happy, report says - Marlborough Express

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Marlborough Express
Pupils at Tua Marina School have described their school as a caring and happy place to learn, a report from the Education Review Office says. The report, which was released this month, also says the school is performing well with most students at or ...

Lucky pair off to space centre - Stuff.co.nz

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URL: Lucky pair off to space centre Stuff.co.nz New Plymouth Girls' High School's Sally Bruce, 16, says the trip to the academic base of the Foundation for International Space Education in Houston is her first taste of another country. "I'm excited about everything we're going to get to do and I ...